Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics – A Threat to Gender Equality and Democracy 1
6. PART ONE Violence against Women in Politics on Social Media in Canada
7. 1 Online Violence against Women in Politics: Canada in a Comparative Perspective 25
8. 2 Digital Dangers: Theorizing Online Violence against Politicians 45
9. 3 Ringing an Early Alarm Bell: Image-Based Sexual Violence against Political Actors 65
10. PART TWO Violence against Women in Politics Reporting in Canadian Mainstream Media
11. 4 Psychological Violence, Media Effects, Counter-Speech, and Political Attitudes 87
12. 5 Gender-Based Violence towards Political Women: Did Print News Coverage Shift after #MeToo? 109
13. 6 Gender-Based Violence, Humour, and Frontier Masculinity in Alberta Political Cartoons 130
14. PART THREE Experiences of Violence against Women in Politics
15. 7 Blurred Lines: Boundaries and Consequences for Indigenous Women in Politics in the Era of #MeToo 151
16. 8 Who Calls Foul? Gender-Based Violence on the Municipal Campaign Trail 170
17. 9 The Dark Side of Working in Politics: A Study of MP Staff in Canada 188
18. PART FOUR Assessing “Solutions” to Violence against Women in Politics in Canada
19. 10 Just Bad Apples? Political Accountability and Canadian MPs Accused of Gender-Based Violence 211
20. 11 Can MP Anti-harassment Training Combat Gender-Based Violence in the House of Commons? A Comparative Analysis of Canada and the United Kingdom 229
21. 12 Fixing the Upper House: A Gender and Intersectional Analysis of the Canadian Senate’s 2021 Harassment and Violence Prevention Policy 246
22. 13 Provincial and Territorial Legislature-Based Sexual Harassment Policies for Elected Members: Variation in Approaches but Commonality in Ineffectiveness 265
23. Conclusion: Canadian Experiences of Gender-Based Violence in Politics – Key Learnings, Action Items, and Avenues for Further Research 285
24. Contributors 297
25. Index 301